BNP @ Durham University
Email from Unite Against Fascism North East | 04.02.2010 23:48 | Anti-racism
Unite Against Fascism has called a demonstration on Friday 12 February to oppose the disgraceful decision by Durham University's debating society to invite two leading BNP Nazis on to its premises.
Andrew Brons and his sidekick Chris Beverley will be given an officially sanctioned platform at the university to launch an attack on our multicultural society. They will be "debating" whether black and Asian people belong in this country, speaking alongside two Tories.
The debating society has tried to justify its invitation by talk of "freedom of speech". But it is under no obligation to give the BNP a platform to spread lies and race hatred. It has chosen to roll out the red carpet to a pair of Nazis.
By doing so it has sent a signal to every racist, fascist and bigot in the country that they are welcome at Durham University campus and that their hate-filled views are considered "legitimate".
It has also sent a signal to every black and Asian person that their very physical presence in this country is considered a suitable matter for "debate" with Nazis.
Andrew Brons is a lifelong Nazi with a long history of inciting hatred against minorities. He joined the National Socialist Movement, an openly pro-Hitler organisation, in the 1960s. Its street thugs were responsible for a wave of arson attacks on Jewish property and synagogues.
Brons later joined the National Front (NF), a party that incited violent attacks on African Caribbean, Irish and Asian people. In 1981 he led a rally in Fulham chanting, "If they're black, send them back." In October 1983 he led a group of his thugs through the streets of Leeds chanting "white power" and "death to the Jews".
Chris Beverley is a BNP councillor in Leeds and is responsible for the party's links with the NPD, Germany's leading neo-Nazi party. He was a speaker at the European National Front conference in February 2007, a network that brings together Europe's most vicious racist and fascist organisations.
Unite Against Fascism is calling on the university authorities to repudiate this invitation and reaffirm their commitment to a multiracial and multicultural Durham University where ethnic minorities can work and study in an environment free of race hate. UAF supporters will demonstrate outside the debating chamber on Friday 12 February, assembling at 6pm, Palace Green, Durham
Andrew Brons and his sidekick Chris Beverley will be given an officially sanctioned platform at the university to launch an attack on our multicultural society. They will be "debating" whether black and Asian people belong in this country, speaking alongside two Tories.
The debating society has tried to justify its invitation by talk of "freedom of speech". But it is under no obligation to give the BNP a platform to spread lies and race hatred. It has chosen to roll out the red carpet to a pair of Nazis.
By doing so it has sent a signal to every racist, fascist and bigot in the country that they are welcome at Durham University campus and that their hate-filled views are considered "legitimate".
It has also sent a signal to every black and Asian person that their very physical presence in this country is considered a suitable matter for "debate" with Nazis.
Andrew Brons is a lifelong Nazi with a long history of inciting hatred against minorities. He joined the National Socialist Movement, an openly pro-Hitler organisation, in the 1960s. Its street thugs were responsible for a wave of arson attacks on Jewish property and synagogues.
Brons later joined the National Front (NF), a party that incited violent attacks on African Caribbean, Irish and Asian people. In 1981 he led a rally in Fulham chanting, "If they're black, send them back." In October 1983 he led a group of his thugs through the streets of Leeds chanting "white power" and "death to the Jews".
Chris Beverley is a BNP councillor in Leeds and is responsible for the party's links with the NPD, Germany's leading neo-Nazi party. He was a speaker at the European National Front conference in February 2007, a network that brings together Europe's most vicious racist and fascist organisations.
Unite Against Fascism is calling on the university authorities to repudiate this invitation and reaffirm their commitment to a multiracial and multicultural Durham University where ethnic minorities can work and study in an environment free of race hate. UAF supporters will demonstrate outside the debating chamber on Friday 12 February, assembling at 6pm, Palace Green, Durham
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